60. Man's Search for Meaning - Viktor Frankl

About this episode

The episode discusses Viktor Frankl's development of Logotherapy and its connection between meaning and suffering, inspired by his experiences in Auschwitz.

Viktor Frankl is the psychotherapist who developed Logotherapy after surviving Auschwitz under the Nazi's I first read this book years ago and so many things resonated, it really helped me at that time and I was inspired to study at his school, from which I now have an accreditation. Frankl is the first person I know of to articulate the connection between meaning and suffering with such a robust philosophy.

People in this episode

Host: River M Kanies

Topics covered

• psychotherapy
• meaning
• suffering
• philosophy
• Auschwitz
• Logotherapy

Keywords

• Viktor Frankl
• Logotherapy
• meaning
• suffering
• psychotherapy
• Auschwitz
• philosophy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Logotherapy

Places: Auschwitz, Nazi

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